The latest statements and media releases from the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle are listed below including those from the Catholic Schools Office, CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning and the Catholic Community Fund.
Please direct any media enquiries or requests for interviews to the Communications Team via email: mediainbox@mn.catholic.org.au
Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle shows its support of Child Protection Week
For the second year in a row, hundreds of white balloons will be displayed across the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle’s 55 Catholic schools, Sacred Heart Cathedral and Cathedral House Newcastle West thi…
CatholicCare opening new Charlestown office
This Thursday, CatholicCare Social Services will officially open a brand new disability services office at Charlestown to assist the anticipated 10,000 Hunter people with a disability who will be elig…
Catholic students' creativity on display in the ASPIRE production 'Treasured'
ASPIRE, the creative and performing arts audition-based program of the Catholic Schools Office in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, will present Treasured as its 2013 showcase at the Civic Theatre th…
Sea Sunday blessing of the newly re-furbished Seafarers Centre at Wickham
On Sunday 21 July at 6.30pm Bishop Bill Wright of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will bless the Port of Newcastle and the newly re-furbished Seafarers Centre at Wickham. The occasion coinc…
28 Hunter pilgrims depart for World Youth Day in Rio
This Saturday 28 young people from the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle will depart from Newcastle's Sacred Heart Cathedral to join newly elected Pope Francis and millions of people from around…
More than 450 Catholic high school students to perform in DIOSOUNDS music festival
On Thursday 13th June at 6.30pm, more than 450 school students representing eleven Catholic High Schools in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, will take part in the annual DIOSOUNDS music festival at…
Study into the provision of secondary education
In 2013, the Catholic Schools Office will undertake a study into the provision of secondary education in the Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle to ensure that the diocese is able to meet the future needs o…
Official Opening of CatholicCare and Zimmerman Services' new offices in Mayfield
CatholicCare Social Services Hunter-Manning and Zimmerman Services, the child protection and healing and support agency of the Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle, will celebrate the official openi…
Wayne Bennett to address capacity crowd for Tenison Woods Education Centre
Renowned coach of the Newcastle Knights, Wayne Bennett, will address a capacity crowd on Wednesday 15 May at East Maitland's Therry Centre. Mr Bennett has agreed to be the guest speaker, in the mids…
Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle announces brand new school to be built at Thornton North!
The Catholic Diocese of Maitland-Newcastle is delighted to announce a new Catholic Primary School at Thornton North. The new school will be a two stream primary school (K - 6) with an eventual capac…
